Senior Network Engineer

General Responsibilities

• Assist in implementation of IT Infrastructure & Technical Support department policies procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned department activity.
  
• Assist in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems processes and practices considering global standards productivity improvement and cost reduction.
  
• Ensure that all reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet requirements policies and quality standards.
  

Collaborate with executive management and department leaders to assess near and longterm network capacity needs.

Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network configuration network mapping processes and service records.

Manage and execute network & security projects from endtoend which includes evaluating the technology scoping budgeting raising purchase request implementing & maintaining daytoday operations.

Manage Maintain and Monitors Information Security technologies for company such as Web Proxy Firewalls Web Application firewall Load balancers Endpoint & Server security Virtual private network(VPN) Email gateway External DNS Advance persistent threat(APT) Privilege access management(PAM) Secure file transfer(SFTP) etc and participate in planning and implementation of all infrastructure network & security projects(Upgrades migrations & enhancements) to ensure compliance with Information security requirements.

Develop implement and maintain policies procedures and associated training plans for network administration usage and disaster recovery.

Design and deploy company LANs WANs and wireless networks including servers routers switches and other network hardware and Secure cloud infrastructure by following cloud adoption framework and which must include but not limited to implementing zero trust architecture and micro segmentation of all cloud services. Manage Maintain and Monitors all cloud related Information Security technologies which are deployed under subscriptions.

Manage azure services and maintain the Network components and systems of cloud service.

Manage and maintain Broker connectivity toward through MPLS cloud along with Etisalat.

Design implement and support firewalls sitetosite VPNs and remoteaccess VPNs Conduct research on network products services protocols and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.

Maintain the telecommunication services (IP voice systems video voice mail recording billing ) systems.

Undertake system checks on a periodic basis to ensure robustness and effectiveness of Secure Network Environment.

Maintain Server RACKs arrangement and connectivity in the Data Center& IDFs on premise and branches.

Oversee new and existing Network equipment hardware and software upgrades.

Interact and negotiate with vendors Service providers outsourcers and contractors to secure network products and services.

Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.

Conduct Proactive Preventive maintenance measures and address the findings.

Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.

Provide 2^nd level of support for Network related issues.

Oversee installation configuration maintenance and troubleshooting of end user Network & telecommunication devices.

Ensure network connectivity of all servers workstations telephony equipment fax machines and other network appliances.

Practice network asset management including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.

Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.

Participate in managing all network security solutions.

Ensure the high availability of Network & Telecommunication services and Support business Continuity Planning by participate in the regular failover and DR test.

Perform Network and security audits and Network systems backups and recovery.

Evaluate and recommend new and emerging network & security products and technologies.

Be available on call to rapidly troubleshoot any problems resulting from changes.

Requirements

Bachelor s degree or equivalent in one of the following majoring Computer Science Computer Engineering or Network or Security Engineering

Bonus Qualification/ Certification: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or Network certification CCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional Security) certification and CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) are a bonus.

Minimum 79 years of technical handson experience managing and implementing complexed network security solutions and working in an complexed IT networks environment on premise/cloud with handson experience in Network Engineering.

Proven experience and success with LAN WAN and WLAN design and implementation.

Knowledge on WAF Firewall Vulnerability scanning Baseline configuration DLP knowledge Email Security Multifactor authentication SOAP integration SSL certificate installation PAM solutions SIEM implementation Switching and routing.

Proven experience with network capacity planning network security principles and general network management best practices.

Expert knowledge of core routing and switching design principles best practices and related technologies.

Experience in implementing and managing voice over IP (VoIP) systems desired.

Working technical knowledge of current network hardware protocols and Internet standards including routers switches (layer 2/3) firewalls remote access DNS BGP OSPF EIGRP VLAN QoS DSL Frame Relay and Metro Ethernet.

Five to Seven (57) years experience designing implementing managing and supporting enterprise level IP networks that include support of heterogeneous distributed desktop computing environment required.

Excellent hardware troubleshooting experience.

Extensive application support experience with network monitoring and analysis software.

Competence with testing tools and procedures for voice and data circuits. Personal Attributes.

Strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills.

Preferred vendor experience Cisco Aruba Fortinet Palo Alto

General Experience in administering PAM solutions and NAC Solutions such as Cisco ISE and Aruba Clearpass

Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.